AviatDataDel Norte County Regional Airport (Jack McNamara Field) CEC / KCEC
Crescent City, California · United States · Del Norte County (owner); operated by Border Coast Regional Airport Authority (BCRAA)
16kpax · 2024
Limited hoursJet A · Avgas 100LL
ICAO / IATAKCEC / CEC
OperatorDel Norte County (owner); operated by Border Coast Regional Airport Authority (BCRAA)
Coordinates41.7802°N, 124.2365°W
Elevation61 ft · 19 m
Time zonePT (UTC-8/-7 DST)
Passengers / yr16,054 (2024)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
FuelJet A · Avgas 100LL
Bonded—
AIP referenceKCEC — FAA Chart Supplement / d-TPP
Operating hoursNon-towered; CTAF/UNICOM self-announce, 24h airfield access. FBO staffed 0800-1800 local (callout fee outside those hours). No curfew or PPR.
TerminalsSingle small passenger terminal (completed spring 2019) housing BCRAA administration, airline and TSA offices, Avis/Budget car rental and free WiFi; surface-boarding, no jet bridges.
Runways (2)
- 12/30 · 1,525 m / 5,002 ft · 46 m wide · Asphalt · ILS ILS Rwy 12
- 18/36 · 1,524 m / 5,000 ft · 46 m wide · Asphalt
Airport contact
Non-towered coastal airport ~3 mi NW of Crescent City near Redwood National Park, subsidized under the federal Essential Air Service program. Advanced Air flies Dornier 328JET service; it takes over EAS to Oakland from May 2026 (previously served by Contour). Not a customs/international port of entry. 2024 total pax estimated from 8,027 FAA enplanements (x2).
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available
Advanced Air
Advanced Air is the Essential Air Service scheduled passenger carrier at CEC, flying Dornier 328JET service nonstop to Oakland (and Hawthorne/Los Angeles) per Wikipedia and the carrier's own airport page. As the only scheduled passenger operator at this small county field with no third-party handler, it self-handles its own check-in, ramp and baggage operations.
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Aircraft fuel
Available
Cal-Ore Life Flight
Cal-Ore Life Flight operates the airport's sole FBO and is the fuel provider at CEC, selling 100LL and Jet A via full-service mobile fueling and self-service pumps (AirNav; official airport site flycrescentcity.com). Outside scheduled airline hours the FBO office handles transient GA services.
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De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Available
Cal-Ore Life Flight
AirNav lists minor airframe and powerplant (A&P) service available at the field, provided through the sole FBO; aggregator listings (Grokipedia/Airpaz) additionally cite hangar rentals. Scope is limited to minor line work, not heavy/base maintenance.
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Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Available · 2 providers
Ameriflight
Ameriflight operates Part 135 feeder cargo flights at CEC, serving North Bend/Coos Bay and Portland per Wikipedia. Feeder runs for the express package integrators; self-handled by the carrier's own crews.
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FedEx
FedEx Feeder cargo service links CEC to Arcata/Eureka and Sacramento (Wikipedia), flown by contract feeder operators; self-/contract-handled at the field.
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Aviation security
Available
Border Coast Regional Airport Authority
Del Norte County owns the airport (Jack McNamara Field), operated by the Border Coast Regional Airport Authority, which runs the passenger terminal and an on-field Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF Index A) capability (AirNav; official airport site flycrescentcity.com). Unscheduled air-carrier ops with more than 30 seats require PPR via the airport manager.
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Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
Not listed
Hotel & travel
Not listed